Amsterdam vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$1265
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$344
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
94
17
🏙️ Population
860K
963K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 343% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 294th and 8273rd ($2311 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Eritrea, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 31st and 9072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
10.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$1387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$3599

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554